"XS" meaning in English

See XS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} XS (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly clothing) Initialism of extra small (of the manufactured size). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: extra small (extra: of the manufactured size) Coordinate_terms: XXS, S, M, L, XL, XLT, XXL, XXXL
    Sense id: en-XS-en-adj-cG7KsfnF Categories (other): Clothing, Size Disambiguation of Size: 48 52 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

Noun

Forms: XSs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} XS (countable and uncountable, plural XSs)
  1. (chiefly clothing) Initialism of extra small (the manufactured size or an item of that size). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: extra small (extra: the manufactured size or an item of that size) Coordinate_terms: XXS, S, M, L, XL, XLT, XXL, XXXL
    Sense id: en-XS-en-noun-LdDATkuF Categories (other): Clothing, Size Disambiguation of Size: 48 52 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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